About Me

new to the world of homeownership, i shall endeavour to use this new blog as a place to whitter on about my new life as a gardener and home handy woman extraordinaire! wish me luck.
as i don't like the linky way blogger does "interests" and such, i'll write them in here instead.
gardening~ in particular implementing the principles of companion planting, organics and biodynamics, and permaculture. which all go together of course!
back-to-basics in the kitchen~ making preserves, baking, and trying my hand at cheesemaking.
internetting~ i can't call myself a true hippy with my attachment to modern forms of communication.
and on the subject of communication~ i love to write letters and postcards, and intend to do more of it. especially hand-drawn postcards. requests accepted.
books~ many many varied books. yes please. i like quirky films, leonard cohen makes my heart ache in a good way, and i like other music too.

Sunday, 21 March 2010

i must re-train myself to wear gloves while gardening!my hands have issues enough as it is, without the added shredding due to much weed pulling. i've been getting into these weeding frenzies, usually on sundays before the green bin goes out... very satisfying, but never enough space in my bin.i am beginning to think that i could quite plausibly turn the whole back of my section into an orchard / vege garden. i don't need very much lawn. i am also craving colour, and flowers. i bought some wild flower seeds, but they really shouldn't be planted till spring. aah well, patience is a virtue as they say.in indoor news, i think i'll paint a wall or two. probably the one directly inside my entrance way, i think blue. soft blue, and then i'll put up lots of mismatched frames of strange pictures. speaking of strange pictures, i got 3 paintings framed by the lovely chap across the road from work. he did a great job, and charged me mates rates. big tick to matt! they look lovely, i am a little hesitant to put them up though as i am super critical of my work, and don't know if i can handle seeing it every day!x